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it is the timothy ray brown foundation. the sole purpose of it is to support efforts to look for a cure for hiv. that is what i want to do. i believe this is something that gives hope to a lot of people hiv and their families. and that is very important to me. >> and hearing about the other two men this week or just announced on thursday who seem to be having gone through what you went through, hiv/aids-free? >> it is very exciting. i am hoping it does turn out to be true and that they are cured of hiv. that is what my foundation -- these are the kinds of things what one might foundation is all about. >> thank you very much for being with us, timothy ray brown, the berlin patient, the first person believed to be cured of aids. and dr. jeffrey laurence, a leading aids researcher, senior scientist at the foundation for aids research known as amfar. when we come back, we will be joined by the first african religious leader to announce publicly his hiv-positive status. stay with us. o♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!
it is the timothy ray brown foundation. the sole purpose of it is to support efforts to look for a cure for hiv. that is what i want to do. i believe this is something that gives hope to a lot of people hiv and their families. and that is very important to me. >> and hearing about the other two men this week or just announced on thursday who seem to be having gone through what you went through, hiv/aids-free? >> it is very exciting. i am hoping it does turn out to be true and that...
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right before the polls closed, scott brown was predicted. the atlanta acquirer -- inquirer is predicting a elizabeth warren is the winner. nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for community uprising against scott walker, and when you combine that kind of pushed back of so many of us witness and her courageous position of that in the sense of aligning herself with not just the trade unions, who have showed up with tremendous support on her behalf, but also grass-roots groups, but young gay and lesbian organizations that got under covered in their role but played a big part. she is somebody who has been debated in this race. the propaganda groups tried to pick up on video she recorded on gay pride day and say, what an enforcer of trends gender
right before the polls closed, scott brown was predicted. the atlanta acquirer -- inquirer is predicting a elizabeth warren is the winner. nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for...
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in one of the most closely watched races nationwide, consumer advocate elizabeth senator scott brown inican@ massachusetts. >> this victory belongs to you. you did this. you did this. you did this. for every f that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field, and we're going to put people back to work. [applause] that is what we're goido. >> in missouri, democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill held on to receive, defeating republican challenger todd akin. the race drew national attention after congress member a can claimed women are able to suppress pregnancy in instances rape." mccaskill celebrated with supporters shortly after the concession. >> things do not always turn out the way you think they're going to. i just called clare mccaskill @and gave her congratulations because the way the numbers are looking, we lost this race. >> and all said it's over, it's done, it is too red. there is no way that clare mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened? you proved them wrong. but in wisconsin, democratic congressmember tammy
in one of the most closely watched races nationwide, consumer advocate elizabeth senator scott brown inican@ massachusetts. >> this victory belongs to you. you did this. you did this. you did this. for every f that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field, and we're going to put people back to work. [applause] that is what we're goido. >> in missouri, democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill held on to receive, defeating...
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for more we're joined by pamela brown, ph.d. student in sociology at the new school, one of the organizers of rolling to believe. explain. who is getting bailed out? >> first of all, thank you for having me on your show. rolling jubilee was an idea floating around for awhile. one of the people in the video we just saw brought the idea to a coalition we formed earlier this summer called "strike debt scrap it rose from the university debt. we started to gather and -- we started talking realize that that was the tie that binds the 99%, the intersection of wall street and our lives. >> say more how rolling jubilee happens. >> it is a very simple idea, yet no one has ever tried it before. debt collectors do this all the time. someone defaults on their dead. in other words, they cannot pay it, and the original creditor gives up on, trying to collect it. a secondary round of people involved in the debt market, which is a $60 billion market place, decides they're going to try to collect on the debt. obviously is not worth the original v
for more we're joined by pamela brown, ph.d. student in sociology at the new school, one of the organizers of rolling to believe. explain. who is getting bailed out? >> first of all, thank you for having me on your show. rolling jubilee was an idea floating around for awhile. one of the people in the video we just saw brought the idea to a coalition we formed earlier this summer called "strike debt scrap it rose from the university debt. we started to gather and -- we started talking...
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jerry brown has signed into law a bill involving conversion therapy. the law bars anyone under 13 from under new measures to change their sexual orientation. meanwhile, brown has issued mixed decisions on bills protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants. on sunday, he vetoed a measure dubbed the anti-arizona bill to protect some individuals. the legislation called for shielding undocumented immigrants from status checks and the mortician, unless they were charged or convicted of serious crimes. he rejected the measure because it said it could lead to further problems. in a victory for immigration rights, brown signed into law a measure authorizing drivers' licenses for undocumented immigrants who qualify for the federal deferred action program. president obama and republican rival mitt romney are preparing for their first presidential debate with just over one month before the november election. they will square off in their first of three debates went in night in denver. speaking to supporters in nevada, obama said he -- expected a serious discu
jerry brown has signed into law a bill involving conversion therapy. the law bars anyone under 13 from under new measures to change their sexual orientation. meanwhile, brown has issued mixed decisions on bills protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants. on sunday, he vetoed a measure dubbed the anti-arizona bill to protect some individuals. the legislation called for shielding undocumented immigrants from status checks and the mortician, unless they were charged or convicted of serious...
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brown began by attacking elizabeth warren for claiming on past documents that she is native american. warren defended herself, she had been told growing up in oklahoma that her mother was part delaware and part cherokee. the candidates sparred over a number of issues during the hour-long debate, including iran, women's rights, and economic policy. >> the u.s. chamber of commerce said professor warns tax policies and her approach to them are the greatest threat to free enterprise. it is said it would cut 700,000 jobs, 17,000 in massachusetts. these are independent groups who have analyzed and pointed this out. i am going to protect the hard- working men and women, the job creators, the people getting up in the middle of the night and creating jobs. >> i think the point here is the chamber of commerce has not talked about my particular proposals. what i am talking about is how scott brown has already voted and also talking about what he said in his own voice last week that it wanted to make crystal clear. and that is that he would like taxes go up for 90% of families in order to protect
brown began by attacking elizabeth warren for claiming on past documents that she is native american. warren defended herself, she had been told growing up in oklahoma that her mother was part delaware and part cherokee. the candidates sparred over a number of issues during the hour-long debate, including iran, women's rights, and economic policy. >> the u.s. chamber of commerce said professor warns tax policies and her approach to them are the greatest threat to free enterprise. it is...
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a cure that will help everybody. >> that was timothy ray brown, also known as the berlin patient, who had stem cell therapy. dr. elly katabira, can you respond to what happened to him and the fact he says he was cured? >> well, the patient had hiv and was on anti barrel their peak, the developed leukemia. -- antiviral, and then developed leukemia. they had to treat the leukemia. it was require that he be given a bone marrow transplantation, which was successful. fortunately for him, the bone marrow donor had the cells' which were resistant to the -- which was resistance for the virus. as a result, the continued the antiviral therapy and then stopped. that is why he is saying and we are saying he is cured. of course, it is a challenge to the scientists to make sure we follow up the expectation of a cure. definitely, it is not feasible at the moment to be giving bone marrow transplantation for every hiv infected person. but there are other avenues. there are studies being done looking at looking at gene therapy, whereby you create the same sort of cells we transfused to him by deleting
a cure that will help everybody. >> that was timothy ray brown, also known as the berlin patient, who had stem cell therapy. dr. elly katabira, can you respond to what happened to him and the fact he says he was cured? >> well, the patient had hiv and was on anti barrel their peak, the developed leukemia. -- antiviral, and then developed leukemia. they had to treat the leukemia. it was require that he be given a bone marrow transplantation, which was successful. fortunately for him,...
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sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters ultimately decided to re- elect. >> it is an honor to accept your trust back to the united states senate. [applause] today has -- is an historic election in montana. tens of thousands of radio ads, tv commercials, fliers in the mail, many of them from big corporations who spent millions of dollars china by montana's vote. this victory is our victory. it proves that neither corporations nor billionaires' can buy the state of montana and by elections. >> that is the democratic senator who will go back to the senate. there were a number of firsts in your state,
sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters...
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white men stephen brown women from brown men. if you associate women's liberation with a foreign imperial project, you actually harm it in the eyes of locals. it is much more likely that girls will proceed in becoming a spear and for the success of the project. >> i spoke with him sunday in princeton, new jersey at the 32nd anniversary of the coalition for peace action. juan cole is a university professor at the the receipt of michigan. when we come back, we continue our veterans day special. stay with us. >> "people got to be free" by the young rascals. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. sunday was veteran's day, the federal holiday honoring the men and women who fought in the u.s. forces. president obama attended a ceremony at arlington national ceremony and laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and later met with military families. in his speech, president obama emphasized the obligations americans and their government have to veterans. >> in this country, we take care of ou
white men stephen brown women from brown men. if you associate women's liberation with a foreign imperial project, you actually harm it in the eyes of locals. it is much more likely that girls will proceed in becoming a spear and for the success of the project. >> i spoke with him sunday in princeton, new jersey at the 32nd anniversary of the coalition for peace action. juan cole is a university professor at the the receipt of michigan. when we come back, we continue our veterans day...
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brown for the american people who have been systematically blocked out of these debates for decades by the commission on presidential debates. we think the commission is entirely illegitimate. if democracy truly prevailed there would be no such commission. the debates would still be run by the league of women voters, the debates would be open. >> this is a series and big storm and my first message is to all people across the eastern seaboard, the atlantic, north, you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructions of your state and local officials because they are going to be providing you with the best advice in terms of how to deal with this storm over the coming days. >> help, we need help. seriously. >> what we need most right now is like. at that time, it is pitch black. you cannot even see what is in front of you. >> we are working with sandy relief and ows. people are bringing in clothes, food, canned goods, diapers, batteries, flashlights, everything under the sun that we need. >> i have not seen the american red cross have a shelter for people are buried in their
brown for the american people who have been systematically blocked out of these debates for decades by the commission on presidential debates. we think the commission is entirely illegitimate. if democracy truly prevailed there would be no such commission. the debates would still be run by the league of women voters, the debates would be open. >> this is a series and big storm and my first message is to all people across the eastern seaboard, the atlantic, north, you need to take this...
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. >> i want to ask you about a letter to governor jerry brown that was written by four prisoners confined in the pelican bay state prison shu, the security housing unit. they critique the policy changes proposed by california prison officials after they went on hunger strike, noting that they include eight -- >> this is very important. california is going through reforms, the department of corrections, for this game validation policy. what has been hurt about the most is the minimum amount that is heard about the most is the minimum amount of time someone will spend in solitary will be six years before review even takes place to four years. but what is also happening is what is less known is the number of groups that actually -- members of which can be sent to the shoe will go from the current seven prison gangs up to 1500 groups. the california department of corrections will have disruptive groups and their new policy and the list they gave me of disruptive groups is 1500 groups want including street gangs that make up a very large percentage of california prison population. it also incl
. >> i want to ask you about a letter to governor jerry brown that was written by four prisoners confined in the pelican bay state prison shu, the security housing unit. they critique the policy changes proposed by california prison officials after they went on hunger strike, noting that they include eight -- >> this is very important. california is going through reforms, the department of corrections, for this game validation policy. what has been hurt about the most is the minimum...
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incumbent senator scott brown has criticized her for claiming she is part mid-american without providing documentation. on the video, they are seen making gestures and chant during a rally of supporters. she says she is appalled by the footage. >> [indiscernible] >> those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> we welcome our listeners and viewers from around the country and the world. greek workers have launched their first general strike since the country's conservative-led coalition government came to power in june. greeks are converging today outside the parliament today in athens. protests are scheduled in over 60 cities. the nation's ports, airports, banks, schools, and tourist sites are all shut down. >> the european union will never be in europe for the workers then bent every country should fight to detach itself from the european union. that is the movement that should be taking place. >> thousands of people surrounded the parliament to protest austerity measures. the occupy congress protest came as the
incumbent senator scott brown has criticized her for claiming she is part mid-american without providing documentation. on the video, they are seen making gestures and chant during a rally of supporters. she says she is appalled by the footage. >> [indiscernible] >> those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> we welcome our listeners and viewers from around the country and the world. greek workers...
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politicians have used the brown scare, use the fear mongering of the border of immigrants, of mexico for political gain. that is what she did. when we had a tragic murder of a single rancher on the border in the spring 2010, they were able to ram through sb1070, which russell pearce have been trying to pass for years. the good news is, arizona did not just sit tight, but fought back. >> explain what that fight back was and what happened to russell pearce. >> i am here as a cultural historian and as much as a journalist. i found myself trying to find the voice is being left out of the story. for the past 100 years, arizona has been in the forefront of these progressive movements to challenge these extremist spasms every 20 years. arizona did not just sit tight. the first thing they did within weeks of that bill passing, a young organizer in phoenix began this bipartisan movement in the tradition of another incredible chavez.t cesar job a within weeks, it's snowballed. russell pearce seem to be invincible, changing and leading the parade on our immigration policy nationwide -- he was b
politicians have used the brown scare, use the fear mongering of the border of immigrants, of mexico for political gain. that is what she did. when we had a tragic murder of a single rancher on the border in the spring 2010, they were able to ram through sb1070, which russell pearce have been trying to pass for years. the good news is, arizona did not just sit tight, but fought back. >> explain what that fight back was and what happened to russell pearce. >> i am here as a cultural...
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a brown bag every day. >> despite the folksy image, nichols says walker have become a master political fund raiser. >> he began to forge incredibly close ties with a lot of corporate interests he had first been introduced to in alec. groups like the koch brothers brad >> david and charles cook, behind the vast industrial empire are also political activists with an agenda. their companies and foundations have been alec members and funders three years. >> there were among the two or three largest contributors to scott walker's campaign for governor of wisconsin but the koch brothers get that if you really want to influence politics in this country, you don't just give money to presidential campaigns. you don't is the money to congressional campaign committees. the smart players put their money in the states. >> i am -- >> state governor's fund education, social services, and it taxes. >> if you want lower taxes and government, i'm scott walker. >> you can change without going to washington, without having to go through congressional hearing or ever having to lobby on capitol hill, withou
a brown bag every day. >> despite the folksy image, nichols says walker have become a master political fund raiser. >> he began to forge incredibly close ties with a lot of corporate interests he had first been introduced to in alec. groups like the koch brothers brad >> david and charles cook, behind the vast industrial empire are also political activists with an agenda. their companies and foundations have been alec members and funders three years. >> there were among...
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. >> last year thinkprogress.org published video showing massachusetts republican senator scott brown thanking conservative billionaire david cope for his campaign donations and asking for more money in 2012. the video was shot at a recent dedication of mit's's david h,. koch institute. >> your response, mike elk chrishaun >> they have a lot of power grid scott grounded them in order to win. it is funny because in this packet of information, there is an op-ed from charles koch in which talks about how i get so upset about ceo's lack courage to pursue public politics, the fold under pressure. abandonedo's who alec, he says seo's havana that organization in the wake of a controversy lack courage, and he has the kind of courage to go forward. this is what they see. in terms of the workplace political intimidation, the kochs are starting the trend. we will see more and more pressure of employees from their bosses and supervisors as more employees or employers catch on to the fact they can do this. >> the largest publicly held coal company and the nation has allegedly coerced its employees
. >> last year thinkprogress.org published video showing massachusetts republican senator scott brown thanking conservative billionaire david cope for his campaign donations and asking for more money in 2012. the video was shot at a recent dedication of mit's's david h,. koch institute. >> your response, mike elk chrishaun >> they have a lot of power grid scott grounded them in order to win. it is funny because in this packet of information, there is an op-ed from charles koch...
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when confronting jenna brown, she said there is no such contract and the mission is not a party to it. once some of the features started coming out, the commission said, well, the contract is only about podium heights and temperatures in the auditorium. they deny the was any substance. now that we see the contract, there are extraordinary restrictions that are preventing them from -- there from the more predictable questions, the exclusion of all third party voices, and the prohibition on additional debates. we're facing conflicts and poor policies and unemployment debates, why don't have the best antidote to money in our political process by additional debates? >> you have been talking about the commission on presidential debates. if you could once again review how we came to this point in its electoral politics, how the league of women voters had control of these debates wrested from them? >> the league of women voters ran the presidential debate process from 1976-1984, a very courageous and nonpartisan sponsor. whenever the candidates attempted to manipulate the debates behind clos
when confronting jenna brown, she said there is no such contract and the mission is not a party to it. once some of the features started coming out, the commission said, well, the contract is only about podium heights and temperatures in the auditorium. they deny the was any substance. now that we see the contract, there are extraordinary restrictions that are preventing them from -- there from the more predictable questions, the exclusion of all third party voices, and the prohibition on...
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he spoke at the brown chapel church with mrs. king to a group of high-school students. seven days later, he was assassinated. >> on february 21, 1965, he was gunned down. >> i will never forget it because february 21 is my birthday. i was in a car on my way from southwest georgia. >> your 25 years old? >> 25. i was going back to selma. i had come to new york, attended the service for him. >> what is your assessment of the significance of malcolm x? >> i think he played a major role in helping to educate, inform, and dramatize the need for mass movement. people read about him. many of the young people, black and white, red his story. many did not agree necessarily with his techniques or tactics, but if malcolm x had lived, i am convinced he would have been part of the southern nonviolent reign over the civil-rights movement. >> and what did dr. king think? >> i remember malcolm being in the hotel before we even saw him in kenya. the night of the march on washington, the evening before the march on washington, he was at the hilton hotel in washington. he did not like the
he spoke at the brown chapel church with mrs. king to a group of high-school students. seven days later, he was assassinated. >> on february 21, 1965, he was gunned down. >> i will never forget it because february 21 is my birthday. i was in a car on my way from southwest georgia. >> your 25 years old? >> 25. i was going back to selma. i had come to new york, attended the service for him. >> what is your assessment of the significance of malcolm x? >> i think...
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she is seeking to unseat republican incumbent scott brown in a tight race. she is known for launching the consumer financial protection bureau under president obama. in her remarks, warren said the u.s. economic system is rigged in favor of bailed out corporations. >> people feel like the system is rigged against them. and here is the painful part. they're right. the system is rigged to. look around. well companies guzzle down billions in profits. billionaires pay lower tax rates than their secretaries. wall street ceos -- the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs -- still strut around congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them. does anyone here have a problem with that? well, i do, too. >> a federal judge has ruled arizona police can enforce a key component of the state's controversial anti-immigrant law following a supreme court ruling earlier this year. the show me your papers measure requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop before releasing them. the supreme court uphel
she is seeking to unseat republican incumbent scott brown in a tight race. she is known for launching the consumer financial protection bureau under president obama. in her remarks, warren said the u.s. economic system is rigged in favor of bailed out corporations. >> people feel like the system is rigged against them. and here is the painful part. they're right. the system is rigged to. look around. well companies guzzle down billions in profits. billionaires pay lower tax rates than...
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in the chair with the right side of his body facing me, and there was a girl of about 14 with long brown hair who sat on his knee. he had his left arm up her skirt and he was kissing her, but what i distinctly remember, and that is the image that sticks in my mind, was the site as i open the door, he turned his head and was just his tongue sort of coming out of the mouth the stuck in my mind but it was that image. it was not just like a pack on the cheek. it was a definite sexual advance to this girl. >> the widening bbc scandal also as implications on the other side of the atlantic hear the u.s. former bbc director general, mark thompson, is the incoming new york times company chief executive. he was at the helm of the bbc last year when the investigation into jimmy savile's alleged child sex abuse was dropped. thompson claims he was unaware of the program's investigation and had no involvement in the decision to cancel the report. for more we go to london where we're joined by lark turner via videostream. shias been researching and writing about the bbc scandal involving jimmy savile f
in the chair with the right side of his body facing me, and there was a girl of about 14 with long brown hair who sat on his knee. he had his left arm up her skirt and he was kissing her, but what i distinctly remember, and that is the image that sticks in my mind, was the site as i open the door, he turned his head and was just his tongue sort of coming out of the mouth the stuck in my mind but it was that image. it was not just like a pack on the cheek. it was a definite sexual advance to...
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his running mate calls them [unintelligible] during a speech a few months ago, governor brown even explained his energy policy this way -- you cannot drive a car with a windmill on in it. that is what is said about wind power. if he has't know actually tried that. i know he has had other things on his car. [laughter] [applause] but if he wants to learn something about wind, all his got to do is pay attention to what you have been doing here in iowa. >> romney stunt in ohio, or use of president of his energy policy has fallen short in its support for coal mining. >> one promise he capped was for the -- with regard to energy. he said if he's elected president, the cost of energy would skyrocket. that is what he has kept. he said you could build a new coal plants, but if you do, you'll go bankrupt. that is another promise his intent on keeping. his vice-president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? [boos] this tells you precisely what he feels and what he has done. >> the british bank standard chartered has agreed to pay $340 million fine to new york's financial r
his running mate calls them [unintelligible] during a speech a few months ago, governor brown even explained his energy policy this way -- you cannot drive a car with a windmill on in it. that is what is said about wind power. if he has't know actually tried that. i know he has had other things on his car. [laughter] [applause] but if he wants to learn something about wind, all his got to do is pay attention to what you have been doing here in iowa. >> romney stunt in ohio, or use of...
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they have people on their staff to say -- whose mothers were rape victims and brought them to turn and brown same, "i have a right to live." the a did that right never results of pregnancy is not as if this is a universal message among the anti-abortion movement, although it is part of the pseudoscience the corners some of them. >> to you for being with us, michelle goldberg, author of, "kingdom coming: the rise of christian nationalism." her latest piece is, "todd akin's rape comment was bad, but his abortion views are much worse." thank you so much. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the month of july set a record high for the number of suicides in the u.s. military. a number report revealed a total of 38 troops, 26 active-duty soldiers and another 12 national guard or reserve members, are believed to have committed suicide in july, the highest rate recorded in the months since the army started tracking detailed statistics on such deaths. more u.s. soldiers have died in july by taking thei
they have people on their staff to say -- whose mothers were rape victims and brought them to turn and brown same, "i have a right to live." the a did that right never results of pregnancy is not as if this is a universal message among the anti-abortion movement, although it is part of the pseudoscience the corners some of them. >> to you for being with us, michelle goldberg, author of, "kingdom coming: the rise of christian nationalism." her latest piece is,...
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but it does say insurance companies cannot church where brown. they cannot impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance -- your insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and profits than they are on actual care. no. 2, if you don't have health insurance, were essentially setting up a group plan that allows you to benefit from group rates that are typically 18% lower than if you are out there trying to get insurance on the individual market. the last point i made before -- your two minutes is up critics i think i have five seconds before you interrupted me. the irony is, that we have seen this model work really well in massachusetts because governor romney did a good thing, working with democrats in the state to set up what is essentially the identical model and as a consequence people are covered there. it hasn't destroyed jobs. and as a consequence, we have a system in which we have
but it does say insurance companies cannot church where brown. they cannot impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance -- your insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and profits than they are on actual care. no. 2, if you don't have health insurance, were essentially setting up a group plan that allows you to benefit from group...
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eco directs the sport and society fellowship at brown university. talk about what happened in london. >> thank you for having me. london was a very powerful moment, a benchmark time for thinking about the paralympics and people with disabilities in sports, and particular with regard to the u.s., a wake-up call. there is a moment to realize that people with disabilities are the next wave, that they can be visible within the sports culture, with in society, globally and in the u.s. coming back, obviously excited, but also a challenge for us to keep the movement going. >> explain what the various sporting events were in london, what we did not see, who competed. >> the paralympics is a range of athletes with physical disabilities and also high-level athletes with competent disabilities as well. the aspect of the games is to see all these sports. 20 sports. it was amazing, i was in the stadium two nights ago, 80,000 fans realizing these athletic performances, athletes reaching potentials, winning and losing, but really about the spirit of the games. tha
eco directs the sport and society fellowship at brown university. talk about what happened in london. >> thank you for having me. london was a very powerful moment, a benchmark time for thinking about the paralympics and people with disabilities in sports, and particular with regard to the u.s., a wake-up call. there is a moment to realize that people with disabilities are the next wave, that they can be visible within the sports culture, with in society, globally and in the u.s. coming...
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he spoke at the brown chapel ame church with mrs. king to a group of high school students. and seven days later, he was assassinated. amy goodman: on february 21st, 1965, he was gunned down. rep. john lewis: i will never forget it, because february 21st is my birthday. and i was in a car on my way from southwest georgia. amy goodman: you were 25 years old. rep. john lewis: twenty-five. and i was going from southwest georgia through atlanta back to selma, when we heard that he had been shot. i came to new york, attended the service for him. amy goodman: what is your assessment of the significance of malcolm x? rep. john lewis: i think malcolm played a major role in helping to educate, inform and dramatize the need for mass movement. people read about him. many of the young people, black and white, read his story. many did not agree necessarily with his techniques or his tactic. but if malcolm had lived, i am convinced that he would have been part of the southern nonviolent wing of the civil rights movement. amy goodman: and his relationship with dr. king? what did dr. king t
he spoke at the brown chapel ame church with mrs. king to a group of high school students. and seven days later, he was assassinated. amy goodman: on february 21st, 1965, he was gunned down. rep. john lewis: i will never forget it, because february 21st is my birthday. and i was in a car on my way from southwest georgia. amy goodman: you were 25 years old. rep. john lewis: twenty-five. and i was going from southwest georgia through atlanta back to selma, when we heard that he had been shot. i...